Hampyeong County Council Urges Inclusion of Farmers and Fishermen in 4th Disaster Relief Fund Recipients

Yoon Aengrang, Vice Chairman, "Rural Fishing Villages Face Greater Crisis Than Ever Before"

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Hampyeong County Council in Jeollanam-do announced on the 25th that it held the 1st plenary session of the 265th extraordinary meeting on the 24th and unanimously adopted a "Resolution urging the inclusion of farmers and fishermen in the 4th disaster relief fund payment target."

In the resolution, the Hampyeong County Council raised the issue that farmers and fishermen were excluded three times from the government's disaster relief fund payments and are at risk of being excluded again from the 4th disaster relief fund this time.

Yun Aengrang, the deputy chairperson and lead proposer who explained the proposal that day, stated, "Due to various disasters caused by the climate crisis, farm production has decreased, and with the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, farmers and fishermen are even facing threats to their livelihoods, putting rural farming and fishing communities in a greater crisis than ever before."

He continued, "We strongly urge the government and the National Assembly to recognize the severity of the damage to farming and fishing households caused by the spread of COVID-19 and natural disasters, and to include farmers and fishermen in the target recipients of this disaster relief fund."

Meanwhile, the 265th extraordinary meeting of the Hampyeong County Council will proceed with its agenda for 14 days until the 6th of next month.

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